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western cajujmnian vol \ lj 8axi8bury n c . tl ksil'v jim 14 825 no 202 nv philo white mr adams before the people gen jackson would receive ten votes to ins on in confirmation of this opinion the legislature of that state by a vote Â»'",'"â€¢"â– *" Â»<â– jiie had paised wo lution ii jirucu th i , ., â€ž lll .,,, vt .,, iii congress lo vote fqr can iÂ«..k -.-.... 1 hose who opposed thtse resolutions in the kentucky legislature a ted upon the avowed ground thai the opinion of the people of kentucky was so notoriously in favor ol en jackson that such instructions were unnecessa ry ; and that it was a reflection on the principles and integrity of their mem bers here to suppose for a moment that they would vote against them all accounts concurred and still concur in establishing this to he the general sentiment of the western states neither mr clay nor his friends have ventured to deny it the fact is incontrovertible what then is ihe posiiion which mr clav occu pied in the presidential contest in reference to his avowed principles ' he was a representative from ken tucky aud constitutionally bound by the will of his c istifuent8 â€” a"n vet knowing th t the wishes imt only ol his own constituents hot of almost all those who supported him in tin west were in favor of gen jackson and in a peculiar manner against mr adams he pursued a course in direct opposition to those wishes ik sin ned gainst light and knowledge am stands self-condemned by ins own principles he has not only violated what i believe hut what he has sol emnly admitted lo he the principles f the constitution and the rights ol the people but what was the pin ion lie held out as regards bis person al predilections it is notorious thai the whole of the canvass lor the pre sidency until some time titter the meeting of congress mr clav assu med a position ol peculiar and decided hostility to the election of mr adams por the last eight years he had spoken ol him not only in terms of diaresdecl but even u cbmcuipt ano ruii.-til at the commencement of mr mon roe's administration he had fixed an envious eye upon the slate depart ment which is believed and known by many then in public life : that ap pointment however could not be ob tained ; but the department of wjr was offered to him which he declined accepting and has frequently given a reason for so doing that he could not serve under an apostate federalist h,ticalp,:,i 1 j|esa,.dhis.'ivovve,po conducl and mo.ive ol mr clay bu ed to mr adams after it was reported lltical antipathies i shall proÂ«et to m order thai ,. may he more fully un that clay 1 i induced certain states to give you a briei history ol his ifa r u derstdod i will advert lor moment t join iu the support i mr adams mr ment here since the meeting ojcbn f 00lh f tj lece Â« r evidence which natural scott stated t iwo of the friends ol gresa i so far as that deportm js ,! ly h into this pert of my narrative .: â€ž kson that 1 was reported that lot i to explain lhe uau.-a hon alter tl held a iu , is tne subject of th/s soimpini 'â€¢"" ' '"'"' "' ! h , '" i : "' mr ' *'"'â€¢ lin k d dcte mi d on porting ... , cation lint lieie let mcpreniise tint !'" '" " ""** '"'* knowl ' ,|, '' : ""' ' ' ''â€¢'"'â– "'" '"* " ' '"â– ** it but h candorand openness m marked in batio "' publiaihcd 1 e naiional intelli they i without leiii him know it a peculiar mm the cl c.rr â€ž """'"' a '" li ' 1 """ '" which he y ''* ' ' ' ">â– m >Â»â– rf ~ ' Â» i >"" kick peculiar manner the oliai.iucr and m | u deteimnatbn to adhere to up i that he was one of clav's best met deportment ol the m^ber from the him to the end untie all cir urn , â€žâ€ž es buvtha l would novbe ao'ld uk a sheep west and none more so than mr urgisg his friends throughoul th union in he ihambless that he was neither .'. u ; 1v - !" adhere firmly together slating a ,â€ž, be bargained for nor sold t that he would upon this occasion howtver lit inducement for audi adherence " that il vote for whom hc pleased that he enveloped himself in profound inys thev ,., u :,| no eleel him they could by was more friendly to jackson than lo tcry from the beoinning of the sesaion "''".& together control the event i'he adams and thai clay out of tho until the 2.th of january wjen all at , l " un wubied lhat aome of his frionds way his people were in favor of jack once it was announced that ive west !" '"",'" 'â– " d declared thai the would bon ern stales had determined t vote for ', " ', " "'""'""*â– â– -" hands i could but independent or this evidence in mr adams aud that he would be ,,.'â€ž 4 4 'â– '"', '"""""' "" z "' 4 decl . ar ' tiona contained in etc led mil mr use l.r s.rrrl.rv of n.llllslralion lake hies ,-|, lllvlell.r the ppollltl.ieul of secretary e in te i and mr clay be be t.,rt of cumstancea nnection with th .â€žâ– .â€ž of state hat actually been offered to mr state the quest.on nattily sug ment m by the five western slates te clay i bo has had ihe extraordi r gested itself why this rtrunpre re go together and what is the unavoidable boldness to brave public opinion by a berve on the part ol mr.qÂ»y the inference i what does that agi mi cepting the offer " whom god intends rrcsidenti.il election had en long mply but that the parlies to il were ac lo destroy he first deprives ol un before the nation â€” the three tominent i by some common motive and standing surely mr clay must have candidates had been as longlnown to t "" 1 .""" 1 impulse what this common been impelled by some fatal modneas to him the state of public opiilon in re " "â– ""â€¢*. â– '"â– ' â– "' n impulse were will take ibis slop which lays open the mo lyvio'iv them was also knov\whim ',',' 1 hy considc * ""' who '*'Â» ; "' iv -"' l,u conduct and gives the seal ' th ri k"t ; ', v n:,t |" r .*' '"'- n v 7:7'7;ic;,.r,-,l -.... him â– lybyhlyo h tin . to knot before he made this romp mr < i.,y v.,s the only con his own acts h,es he stand convicted opinion as to thc course he sluld necting link which united them j audit it is a mailer well worthy of consld pursue the very fact of his holing was mr clay thai prevailed upon them eraiion whether i ia not against tho hack ins opinion when it was evlent 'Â° tome to the understanding spirit of the constitution for any mcmbei that so much depended upon his in the midst of all theae circumstances of congress to accept an appointment course gave just ground to aunect so well calculated to excite ilartning sua under a president for whom hc has voted that he was waiting to see whethr he picions in my mind that.there was some ''"" whatever doubt mav be entertained could not make some political irrnee ihing ' rotten in the state ol denmark i 1 his nucst.on there can be none m.-nts that would serve to , r was warned b a member ol the house tha any high minded and honorable nan i ii r,.-note , , . , !,,.,,., i if p uccd in the situation and circumstsn his present and future elevation bu l Â»Â« u c to hos o '"' Â»â– mr clay would no only h.vo tne conduct pursued by mr cl,y i ... , _â€ž___!â€žâ€ž ,â€ž m â€ž k â€ž ,-, ',.. s ,., ...,,, . promptly refused tbe appointment but relation o hi friends was s n â€žâ€ž- c a i ! l have shrunk from it as from tho strongly calculated to create tui â€ž n fa ol adamsj and that we ii .., contact or pollution vorable impression as to ins n lives 1 danger ol being defeated in u election there is demonstration in the very it was known that some df those .> jacksen unless we would consent lo statement of the cose what is it mr friends who afterwards vo for fight ilium with their own weapons 1 i-lav always avowing that the popular mr adams when tbe-y first cavge tn soon l met mr francis johnson ol will imposed a constitutional obligation washington yielding to the will of ken the intimate and confidential friend i obedience upon t'.re representatives their constituents and the datura ol mr clay who had previously oftc and standing forth on all occasions as clinution of their own minds hid dc t0 d mc that jackson was his choice nexl he champion of the interests of the dared thev would vote for gineral lo c yi and on one occasion had assured west after ncorly two months of dubious jackson in preference to mr alams me ' 4 kentucky would come out alienee and mysterious concealment or ,,,â€žâ€ž. , ii i ii -_, i siioni tor j kson i pun mv enniurinir he presidential election with other cr imÂ»,,te^l?^^,,^st shew r,,a*'bi a i " moment a lo he dispoai cumst.nce indicating that he was wait upon this disposition ol his frirnds to seemed 10 hesititc and observed " il msnf n fiia utivh'ml ivtiiiu r arra come out frankly with their scnii kentucky is not dead yet ;" alluding as the friends of gen jackaon had been ce ments and prevailed upon such of ' understood to mr clat's exclusion jected prevails upon the representatives them as he could control fthose who fl " m ll,c house adding that wc yet not only of his own slate but of four oil finally voted lor adams to remain m lhe balance in our hands that if er weslernal.les.again.t the known and uncommitted what i ask could j " jlim '" l " 1 "" hr lir " lk " is aid f 1 . "'" " r iheir constituents to have been ihe m.uivv of l r adams will remain secretary of slate c their support lo mr adams ol have been the motive of mr clay , lul ,â€ž lh(1 â€žâ€ž not|li r â€žâ€ž â€ž dul|e â€ž hom political capacity he had habitual in persuading his friends to remain ,,â€ž k ,.,-â€ž kv and we wish to known i spoken with contempt and whom he uncommitted > w itliout the diaclo we u j,l i elecling jackson what the had denounced 88 being more adverae to sures which time has since made friendsof jackson will du for kentucky the inlcreslb of tho weat than any other was ii unnatural that such conduct .\ member ol congreas from i'ennessee candidate and as a consummation of should excite sirong suspicions as to came up at this moment and though he this most unnatural coaliti '., and in viola his views and motives but h did did noi bear all the conversation yet well lion of every sentiment ol delicacy ml not slop here i after he mad firm this remembers ihe concluding ri marks made clay ac epta of the olti e 1 prime min first position of his by inducing his by mi johnson ister undei the man whom he had actual friends to remain uncommitted he doth of us replied lo him in substance ly made president yos mv fellow-citi ventured upon another advance 1 lh " jackson's friend could give no *"Â»Â». u is a melancholy far tl â€ž r , ,.,,,,, .___,!,__ i pledges that be must bee ected on pru clay has made mr adams preaidetil m prevailed upon them to met the ,,,,,,â€ž.â€ž.., â€ž â€ž,_ , a ,,, h â€žâ€ž l(i â€ž, l,i,,n lo the know will of the preliminary agreement that they would luck wou ld be rewarded by the honor of ame.ican peuple-sn ct ol daring and all go together belore they ahould de having aided to elevate the choice of the deaperate usurpation which is only ,, lermine on the candidate the wool i nation to the presidential chair ceeded by the yielding compliance with finally support nothing could be here let it be borne in mind thai per wllich he r " il1 - ">Â« """'â€¢' '"' his more artlul nothing mote character sons disposed to practice such an outrage chery loluaown piinrii leaand aban istic of the designs which were soon would not ihemsclvca i onseni to be seen men ol duty to h,s . ons.iiuents alter level iped than tliit manage ill it mr cloy would of course sc k recurring to lhe specific charges of my ment on the part of mr clav by rather thro his friends than bv himself icllcr have i not redeemed my pledgi . prevailing on a majority of the repre lo feel t sift and ascertain in lhe most '""' d ihem good i btbtcd thai aentatives ol five western state to h 1 *""" "'"' p " : '"â€¢'"""' whtx cou,d â€ž tz y v v l " u "-"^ agree that they would all po together b f done ; " hl " 7 i 1 4 1 h di.clo i , rihltc n an h , ""Â° ,... ;â€ž,â€ž â€ž...-. ,- , urcu instances i he conduct and actions aiacloaetl the reality can any human two important points were accomplish i h . .â€ž,,â€ž,â€ž. ,,-â€ž.,â€ž,., illt t0 , j r ,â€ž sl(l ,,, being ac.mainted with circumstances ed in the first place it gate their dored iitusi a-sativc ol his own thus and doubt that it was by the agency ol mr representatives a sort ol artificial u i s , becauae a subject in which his clay and by that alone that iho members courage to go in opposition to the will political bagacity might pcrhopa have of five western states wen induced con ol iheir constituents so important a tendency to restrain him trary to the wishes ol their constituents was it in this point of view that it is \ vt i v ;, ( ii vc friend of mr clay's did '" v "' e '"' ' slr all ' ni ' i'here is no pan an undoubted fact that one at least nl -,â€ž substance say to a friend of gen j ,â– k "' he union wl i - , â– :â– â– maintain the western members the sole repre son's that mr clay could expect no """ " â– '" '" "' 'â– "'â€¢ '' !'! cil '*â€¢ sent ive of a state j was induced to thing from the administration ol la i in mallei i leg.al ivuli vote for mr adams by this consider son i for if elected there wa oubl '"""-' |,:, ' l " r ' "':';' â– '' u * "" '" ''" : ation alone according to his own de oemw clinton and calhoun would be " , . e,l " , ' n . a,c Â»' l 0 '"'* : ''" ' rd , .â– i . â€¢ his .,,.,,. ;,, i l,i ,.,,â€¢â€¢ i t ..... ,, ed as so sound lhat no rcpr cnialive clarntion and contrary to his previous '"*â– p i 1 " 1 ' lu " m ' - Â»" torrs ol ,,,,,,. , , ' .â€ž,, ,., , â– â€¢ j . , n'ewvo.k lso the ,'- i,o,l li , i l o llmikt ul ' nr ,,;,',, il and i till determination to vote for genera ;,, lork '., ll,e " o.ten irieno ol vii jackson ... the s.c.,nd place this " < <â„¢ pr.-l,m,..ary determioat.on ol the ,. v|j â€ž ,â€ž ,,,,.,,, no rep friends ol mr clay that tviey would â€ž;..,â€ž,,,. â€ž, | ac kson and violently opposed '"" , "" 1 """* "'" " mr "*""â€¢â€¢"'â– hlrty go together demonstrated t the com l0 adanu -. rci ily within the htiarina ""' rc i c,e a'.ives ol auch a peo peting candidates the extmt of the t members he declared his d.termina '}* holdli k such lirincipli i would rave power which was in the haids of mr tion t cr no circumsiancoa lo vole ' ";"' ; ''* r Â° l r ' nioinem ol veiing f mr clay and taken i connexiis with the for adams h on on â€¢â– ,. ob 44 4 447 "!" fact that they remained uniftmmitted served that it wa t , iblc fot ad x",s k '' almost amounted to an iriitation to Â» ni Â« "' ob j ll "' v """ "' new vork |( |( h d bcc for the inn cm and make n bid fvhat other unlj Â»' l ' ; " f ' l . cnd ,, 4 < ; j ," l '",'| " l oultl henry ( lay the ihlna la ii possible mod could mi cay have ote for h.m i but added he Â« let them n , ,.,,,,â€žâ€ž , , i â€ž ,,. . ml v ,.,., ,,. 4 , in bringing his friends ' lhat deter '! " " l 44 ',;;'. "" fci he double sin ol .:,:. . " . j ( lay ntii.it ins iii ii iii<*..r to support , , . " il ; , ;"' , ." ,? mr adams mr s '' ifthis argument is prop.il ,., in , _.,_,â€ž'â€ž, , | n i '"'Â»'^' ihe bime__j___o j uni ... m .: lilcsigedl '' i '.__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__| tl terms of tl western carolinian will ,â€ž fle he :,-, fbllowl three dsllu-s u year it oil in odvani - â– . ml i ta .,,.â€¢ option i lit .,. ,,â€ž'.. all ,.,,.. ro paid 1 ivertise nu will be inserted al tilt ccnu pel | u .... tor the first insertion and twenty.five v il icttera ad.lrei.ad to the editor must be ; .-/,â€žâ€ž/. o 1 v ll ,,.,, i attended to national politics mil kit emi if , address |., thc electors i die ninth congressional im ii of the slata of pennsylvania vou arc i illy awaie fellow-citizens of ih occurrence which k place iu the house ol r prcsentatives relative 10 , ertuin eh s against mr clav contained in a letter ol nunc vh,cu was published in the columbian ob server of philadelphia 1 u ed ,, l repeat the reasons which li tally indu i i mr to det iuc submitting tn tin jurisdiction of a committee nl the house ol representatives and ol my preference to appeal through vou to s h v k r h 1,^-^.6 m*rs ! ti h pw x | hive heretofore made by establishing the truth ol the allegatit ns contained : in my letter against henry clav â€” vol while on the other hand i feel a deep sense of the responsibility tin der which i act 1 cannot hut feel at the same time profoundly impressed with gratitude to an over-ruling pro vidence that it has fallen to mv lot lo hc the humble instrument of exposing to the view of an injured people one uf the most daring and dangerous con spiracies ag mist their riivits ami liber ties that has ever been attempted since the foundation of this government that you may the more distinctly perceive the grounds upon which i proceeded in making up the opinion 1 expressed iu ihe letter winch appeared in the columbian observer and winch subsequent cvc.s have strengthened and confirmed i will give vou a view 1 the actual posiiion liiiuh air _:_,. occupied iu the presidential com ia reference both to his principles and personal predilection ; and a brief his i ov of hi deportment here irom thel meeting ol congress until he published li determination to support john quincy adams ami i will here lake occasion to premise that no per son can reasonably complain of the harshness or severity of the sentence 1 condemnation that hall he awarded against him by hia own avowed an-l acknowledged principles j ami yet â– e li von will pet , en e is ihe founda tion i,l the j.idgm nt i i are call 1 upon to pronounce against mi clay you iu a bay t him with strict pro pricty out of thine own mouth will i condemn thee in the course of the canvas pamphlets and essays of great labor and ability have l ten published bv his friends in kentucky with a view to expos j the conduct of mr adams in ihe n gotiation at ghent anil to prove the tendency of that conduct was to sacrifice the interests ol western stati a to the eastern fishing privileges 1 addition o all his mr clay's pre tended friends here ami thus too who h.vc since joined in voting for mr adams had admitted that in canvassing tor mr clay before the people ol kentucky tbey had urged the argument that if clay was not presented to congress as one 1 the three from whom a choice should be lli ule adams would certainly be elected l'husholdingup mr adams as the most odious of all the candid ates a son of bug-hear to frighten the people in the support of mr clay all these facts are well known and i challenge mr clay to contradict them â€” a hundred witnesses would rise up io confront him if he should â€” his own conscience lhat flexible ami delu sive guide which he interrogates on all great occasions ; even thai would confront him it is ii political fact and of general notoriety lhat mr ci,,v has uniform ly and invariably recognized ever i iucc he commenced his coor.se in con gress is a fundamental principle the . ight of the people to instruct their re , ientatives and the corresponding obligation of he representatives to bey not only the instrui tions but the known will of his constituents bow ever ascertained in a speech which he delivered in the y i liu7.no the piepoi ition to ,. - il tile i , i ill ited compensation 1 >, hi used the follow ing words â– â– i care not how i ascer tain the will ol my constituents or what is the evidence ol ii ; it is suf ficient for nie that i kno.v it in all questions ol cxpedi ni \ . that will is the rul ol my conduct such is the pj-iiu ,| i â– i , which mr cl v 1 - dares his allegiance ii remains to be inquired whether he has not viola ted that allegiance as soon as ii became doubtful whether mr clay would he returned to the house id representatives as one of ihe three highest candidates for the presidency ihe inquiry naturally arose who was the second choice of those western states lhat had given him their rkcin rd votes '. upon ihia question i be lieve there was no dill nine ol opin ion â€” all admitted that jackson would 'Â»â– preferred t either of the other 1 i didates in a over helming ma jority as to kt i,i ky cap i ally t "â– was in semblance ol ., d lubt i k pressed the gentlemen from the mate admitted tli.it in a coun.-at with in determining to support mr adams mr clay not onlv abandoned ins constituents and violated those fun dament i principles by which he had admitted himaell to be bound to them but he threw the whole weight of his influence in favoi of the man denoun ced by him as peculiarly hostile to the interest oi the west and l whose pre i nsions to the president y he had spo ken in all pla es and upon all occasions in language ol contc mot having thus shown the position nc cupiedby mr clay in the presidential election a regards both ifia avowed vi art -..--., it , tatcinciila

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western cajujmnian vol \ lj 8axi8bury n c . tl ksil'v jim 14 825 no 202 nv philo white mr adams before the people gen jackson would receive ten votes to ins on in confirmation of this opinion the legislature of that state by a vote Â»'",'"â€¢"â– *" Â»â– m >Â»â– rf ~ ' Â» i >"" kick peculiar manner the oliai.iucr and m | u deteimnatbn to adhere to up i that he was one of clav's best met deportment ol the m^ber from the him to the end untie all cir urn , â€žâ€ž es buvtha l would novbe ao'ld uk a sheep west and none more so than mr urgisg his friends throughoul th union in he ihambless that he was neither .'. u ; 1v - !" adhere firmly together slating a ,â€ž, be bargained for nor sold t that he would upon this occasion howtver lit inducement for audi adherence " that il vote for whom hc pleased that he enveloped himself in profound inys thev ,., u :,| no eleel him they could by was more friendly to jackson than lo tcry from the beoinning of the sesaion "''".& together control the event i'he adams and thai clay out of tho until the 2.th of january wjen all at , l " un wubied lhat aome of his frionds way his people were in favor of jack once it was announced that ive west !" '"",'" 'â– " d declared thai the would bon ern stales had determined t vote for ', " ', " "'""'""*â– â– -" hands i could but independent or this evidence in mr adams aud that he would be ,,.'â€ž 4 4 'â– '"', '"""""' "" z "' 4 decl . ar ' tiona contained in etc led mil mr use l.r s.rrrl.rv of n.llllslralion lake hies ,-|, lllvlell.r the ppollltl.ieul of secretary e in te i and mr clay be be t.,rt of cumstancea nnection with th .â€žâ– .â€ž of state hat actually been offered to mr state the quest.on nattily sug ment m by the five western slates te clay i bo has had ihe extraordi r gested itself why this rtrunpre re go together and what is the unavoidable boldness to brave public opinion by a berve on the part ol mr.qÂ»y the inference i what does that agi mi cepting the offer " whom god intends rrcsidenti.il election had en long mply but that the parlies to il were ac lo destroy he first deprives ol un before the nation â€” the three tominent i by some common motive and standing surely mr clay must have candidates had been as longlnown to t "" 1 .""" 1 impulse what this common been impelled by some fatal modneas to him the state of public opiilon in re " "â– ""â€¢*. â– '"â– ' â– "' n impulse were will take ibis slop which lays open the mo lyvio'iv them was also knov\whim ',',' 1 hy considc * ""' who '*'Â» ; "' iv -"' l,u conduct and gives the seal ' th ri k"t ; ', v n:,t |" r .*' '"'- n v 7:7'7;ic;,.r,-,l -.... him â– lybyhlyo h tin . to knot before he made this romp mr < i.,y v.,s the only con his own acts h,es he stand convicted opinion as to thc course he sluld necting link which united them j audit it is a mailer well worthy of consld pursue the very fact of his holing was mr clay thai prevailed upon them eraiion whether i ia not against tho hack ins opinion when it was evlent 'Â° tome to the understanding spirit of the constitution for any mcmbei that so much depended upon his in the midst of all theae circumstances of congress to accept an appointment course gave just ground to aunect so well calculated to excite ilartning sua under a president for whom hc has voted that he was waiting to see whethr he picions in my mind that.there was some ''"" whatever doubt mav be entertained could not make some political irrnee ihing ' rotten in the state ol denmark i 1 his nucst.on there can be none m.-nts that would serve to , r was warned b a member ol the house tha any high minded and honorable nan i ii r,.-note , , . , !,,.,,., i if p uccd in the situation and circumstsn his present and future elevation bu l Â»Â« u c to hos o '"' Â»â– mr clay would no only h.vo tne conduct pursued by mr cl,y i ... , _â€ž___!â€žâ€ž ,â€ž m â€ž k â€ž ,-, ',.. s ,., ...,,, . promptly refused tbe appointment but relation o hi friends was s n â€žâ€ž- c a i ! l have shrunk from it as from tho strongly calculated to create tui â€ž n fa ol adamsj and that we ii .., contact or pollution vorable impression as to ins n lives 1 danger ol being defeated in u election there is demonstration in the very it was known that some df those .> jacksen unless we would consent lo statement of the cose what is it mr friends who afterwards vo for fight ilium with their own weapons 1 i-lav always avowing that the popular mr adams when tbe-y first cavge tn soon l met mr francis johnson ol will imposed a constitutional obligation washington yielding to the will of ken the intimate and confidential friend i obedience upon t'.re representatives their constituents and the datura ol mr clay who had previously oftc and standing forth on all occasions as clinution of their own minds hid dc t0 d mc that jackson was his choice nexl he champion of the interests of the dared thev would vote for gineral lo c yi and on one occasion had assured west after ncorly two months of dubious jackson in preference to mr alams me ' 4 kentucky would come out alienee and mysterious concealment or ,,,â€žâ€ž. , ii i ii -_, i siioni tor j kson i pun mv enniurinir he presidential election with other cr imÂ»,,te^l?^^,,^st shew r,,a*'bi a i " moment a lo he dispoai cumst.nce indicating that he was wait upon this disposition ol his frirnds to seemed 10 hesititc and observed " il msnf n fiia utivh'ml ivtiiiu r arra come out frankly with their scnii kentucky is not dead yet ;" alluding as the friends of gen jackaon had been ce ments and prevailed upon such of ' understood to mr clat's exclusion jected prevails upon the representatives them as he could control fthose who fl " m ll,c house adding that wc yet not only of his own slate but of four oil finally voted lor adams to remain m lhe balance in our hands that if er weslernal.les.again.t the known and uncommitted what i ask could j " jlim '" l " 1 "" hr lir " lk " is aid f 1 . "'" " r iheir constituents to have been ihe m.uivv of l r adams will remain secretary of slate c their support lo mr adams ol have been the motive of mr clay , lul ,â€ž lh(1 â€žâ€ž not|li r â€žâ€ž â€ž dul|e â€ž hom political capacity he had habitual in persuading his friends to remain ,,â€ž k ,.,-â€ž kv and we wish to known i spoken with contempt and whom he uncommitted > w itliout the diaclo we u j,l i elecling jackson what the had denounced 88 being more adverae to sures which time has since made friendsof jackson will du for kentucky the inlcreslb of tho weat than any other was ii unnatural that such conduct .\ member ol congreas from i'ennessee candidate and as a consummation of should excite sirong suspicions as to came up at this moment and though he this most unnatural coaliti '., and in viola his views and motives but h did did noi bear all the conversation yet well lion of every sentiment ol delicacy ml not slop here i after he mad firm this remembers ihe concluding ri marks made clay ac epta of the olti e 1 prime min first position of his by inducing his by mi johnson ister undei the man whom he had actual friends to remain uncommitted he doth of us replied lo him in substance ly made president yos mv fellow-citi ventured upon another advance 1 lh " jackson's friend could give no *"Â»Â». u is a melancholy far tl â€ž r , ,.,,,,, .___,!,__ i pledges that be must bee ected on pru clay has made mr adams preaidetil m prevailed upon them to met the ,,,,,,â€ž.â€ž.., â€ž â€ž,_ , a ,,, h â€žâ€ž l(i â€ž, l,i,,n lo the know will of the preliminary agreement that they would luck wou ld be rewarded by the honor of ame.ican peuple-sn ct ol daring and all go together belore they ahould de having aided to elevate the choice of the deaperate usurpation which is only ,, lermine on the candidate the wool i nation to the presidential chair ceeded by the yielding compliance with finally support nothing could be here let it be borne in mind thai per wllich he r " il1 - ">Â« """'â€¢' '"' his more artlul nothing mote character sons disposed to practice such an outrage chery loluaown piinrii leaand aban istic of the designs which were soon would not ihemsclvca i onseni to be seen men ol duty to h,s . ons.iiuents alter level iped than tliit manage ill it mr cloy would of course sc k recurring to lhe specific charges of my ment on the part of mr clav by rather thro his friends than bv himself icllcr have i not redeemed my pledgi . prevailing on a majority of the repre lo feel t sift and ascertain in lhe most '""' d ihem good i btbtcd thai aentatives ol five western state to h 1 *""" "'"' p " : '"â€¢'"""' whtx cou,d â€ž tz y v v l " u "-"^ agree that they would all po together b f done ; " hl " 7 i 1 4 1 h di.clo i , rihltc n an h , ""Â° ,... ;â€ž,â€ž â€ž...-. ,- , urcu instances i he conduct and actions aiacloaetl the reality can any human two important points were accomplish i h . .â€ž,,â€ž,â€ž. ,,-â€ž.,â€ž,., illt t0 , j r ,â€ž sl(l ,,, being ac.mainted with circumstances ed in the first place it gate their dored iitusi a-sativc ol his own thus and doubt that it was by the agency ol mr representatives a sort ol artificial u i s , becauae a subject in which his clay and by that alone that iho members courage to go in opposition to the will political bagacity might pcrhopa have of five western states wen induced con ol iheir constituents so important a tendency to restrain him trary to the wishes ol their constituents was it in this point of view that it is \ vt i v ;, ( ii vc friend of mr clay's did '" v "' e '"' ' slr all ' ni ' i'here is no pan an undoubted fact that one at least nl -,â€ž substance say to a friend of gen j ,â– k "' he union wl i - , â– :â– â– maintain the western members the sole repre son's that mr clay could expect no """ " â– '" '" "' 'â– "'â€¢ '' !'! cil '*â€¢ sent ive of a state j was induced to thing from the administration ol la i in mallei i leg.al ivuli vote for mr adams by this consider son i for if elected there wa oubl '"""-' |,:, ' l " r ' "':';' â– '' u * "" '" ''" : ation alone according to his own de oemw clinton and calhoun would be " , . e,l " , ' n . a,c Â»' l 0 '"'* : ''" ' rd , .â– i . â€¢ his .,,.,,. ;,, i l,i ,.,,â€¢â€¢ i t ..... ,, ed as so sound lhat no rcpr cnialive clarntion and contrary to his previous '"*â– p i 1 " 1 ' lu " m ' - Â»" torrs ol ,,,,,,. , , ' .â€ž,, ,., , â– â€¢ j . , n'ewvo.k lso the ,'- i,o,l li , i l o llmikt ul ' nr ,,;,',, il and i till determination to vote for genera ;,, lork '., ll,e " o.ten irieno ol vii jackson ... the s.c.,nd place this " < , hi used the follow ing words â– â– i care not how i ascer tain the will ol my constituents or what is the evidence ol ii ; it is suf ficient for nie that i kno.v it in all questions ol cxpedi ni \ . that will is the rul ol my conduct such is the pj-iiu ,| i â– i , which mr cl v 1 - dares his allegiance ii remains to be inquired whether he has not viola ted that allegiance as soon as ii became doubtful whether mr clay would he returned to the house id representatives as one of ihe three highest candidates for the presidency ihe inquiry naturally arose who was the second choice of those western states lhat had given him their rkcin rd votes '. upon ihia question i be lieve there was no dill nine ol opin ion â€” all admitted that jackson would 'Â»â– preferred t either of the other 1 i didates in a over helming ma jority as to kt i,i ky cap i ally t "â– was in semblance ol ., d lubt i k pressed the gentlemen from the mate admitted tli.it in a coun.-at with in determining to support mr adams mr clay not onlv abandoned ins constituents and violated those fun dament i principles by which he had admitted himaell to be bound to them but he threw the whole weight of his influence in favoi of the man denoun ced by him as peculiarly hostile to the interest oi the west and l whose pre i nsions to the president y he had spo ken in all pla es and upon all occasions in language ol contc mot having thus shown the position nc cupiedby mr clay in the presidential election a regards both ifia avowed vi art -..--., it , tatcinciila